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Questa collezione di saggi si può descrivere come "arrabbiata". Non è però quella furia cieca e distruttiva, quello sfogo totalmente casuale e fine a se stesso. Racconta di come questa rabbia sia diventata una sorta di laser diretto, in maniera quasi chirurgica, nei confronti di situazione, persone e fatti che hanno permeato la nostra vita sin dall'infanzia e che fatichiamo a percepire come sbagliati e ingiusti.
Si mette in gioco il ruolo della donna, si parla di relazioni tossiche, di quanto la gente abbia bisogno degli altri prima di mettersi in gioco, di molestie su internet e molestie vere e proprie. Ah sì compaiono anche i simpaticissimi Sad e Rabid Puppies.
Si percepisce anche la differenza culturale tra me e l'autrice (per quanto dal suo punto di vista, e credo anche da un punto di vista strettamente antropologico, io e lei siamo entrambe donne caucasiche quasi coetanee), il gap tra l'essere italiani e l'essere statunitensi. Ho letto con genuino orrore il saggio su come abbia scoperto di avere il diabete di tipo I e ho ringraziato più e più volte di essere nata in un paese che, per quanto pieno di difetti, non mi fa certo pensare che non sarò in grado di avere un farmaco salvavita senza assicurazione medica.
Nel compenso una lettura femminista diversa da quelle delle Adichie, con un coinvolgimento emotivo forse anche superiore ma con un'accessibilità assolutamente inferiore rispetto ai brevi saggi della scrittrice africana.
Questa collezione di saggi si può descrivere come "arrabbiata". Non è però quella furia cieca e distruttiva, quello sfogo totalmente casuale e fine a se stesso. Racconta di come questa rabbia sia diventata una sorta di laser diretto, in maniera quasi chirurgica, nei confronti di situazione, persone e fatti che hanno permeato la nostra vita sin dall'infanzia e che fatichiamo a percepire come sbagliati e ingiusti.
Si mette in gioco il ruolo della donna, si parla di relazioni tossiche, di quanto la gente abbia bisogno degli altri prima di mettersi in gioco, di molestie su internet e molestie vere e proprie. Ah sì compaiono anche i simpaticissimi Sad e Rabid Puppies.
Si percepisce anche la differenza culturale tra me e l'autrice (per quanto dal suo punto di vista, e credo anche da un punto di vista strettamente antropologico, io e lei siamo entrambe donne caucasiche quasi coetanee), il gap tra l'essere italiani e l'essere statunitensi. Ho letto con genuino orrore il saggio su come abbia scoperto di avere il diabete di tipo I e ho ringraziato più e più volte di essere nata in un paese che, per quanto pieno di difetti, non mi fa certo pensare che non sarò in grado di avere un farmaco salvavita senza assicurazione medica.
Nel compenso una lettura femminista diversa da quelle delle Adichie, con un coinvolgimento emotivo forse anche superiore ma con un'accessibilità assolutamente inferiore rispetto ai brevi saggi della scrittrice africana.
The author makes some good points. I don’t have the anger she does but close.
Geek Feminism 101 and a little more...Hurley gives the reader short explanations for Gamergate, the Sad/Rabid Puppies, as well as introducing Joanna Russ to a new generation of readers.
I really liked this book and I felt that fighting spirit whild reading it. I'm someone who aspires to work with games and comics so I hade a feeling that I Will be picking this book up more that once to get more inspiration to stick with what I want to do, on matter what I might have to go through.
Partly autobiography, partly essays, this book was a perfect read. I loved learning about a feminist view of so many different topics. Thank you, Kameron.
It's not so much as the writing is bad. The title, subtitle and short audiobook description didn't seem to represent what the book really is about: the author's experience and growth as a writer. In a way, it's a feminist book because the author shares her experience in the geek realm of writing and how it's often difficult for women to thrive. I just don't think it should be labeled AS a feminist book. It's more of a book for writers. Get my drift?
I'm not done with the audiobook as I write this review but I can't see myself enjoying this. The narration is also something I can't seem to enjoy. There's something about the narrator's tone and pronunciation that's not engaging for me. She sounds almost angry. And the overly pronounced words is a bit distracting. I wonder if I'd enjoy this more as a physical book.
Others might find this more interesting, especially writers. It's not for me.
I'm not done with the audiobook as I write this review but I can't see myself enjoying this. The narration is also something I can't seem to enjoy. There's something about the narrator's tone and pronunciation that's not engaging for me. She sounds almost angry. And the overly pronounced words is a bit distracting. I wonder if I'd enjoy this more as a physical book.
Others might find this more interesting, especially writers. It's not for me.
The Geek Feminist Revolution is a collection of essays by science fiction and fantasy author Kameron Hurley, who’s written a continually growing number of novels (hint, readGod’s War!) and the Hugo Award winning essay “We Have Always Fought.” While the topic of the collection is nominally the intersection of feminism and SFF pop culture, the collection actually spans a broader array of subjects varying from analysis of media such as Mad Max: Fury Road, to what it takes to be a writer, and to elements of her personal life, such as her near death experience and living with a chronic disease.
Many of the essays are adapted blog posts. Since I occasionally read Hurley’s blog, I was already familiar with some of the essays included in the collection, such as “On Internet ‘Bravery'” and “Wives, Warlords, and Refugees: The People Economy of Mad Max“. There were also some new pieces written specifically for the collection, although I couldn’t always identify which these were. Was the Hugo Award mess a new essay? Going in, I was fairly certain going in that I would enjoy Hurley’s collection. I’ve previously enjoyed her essays for her insights as well as the sense of focused anger that comes through almost everything she writes.
If you’re interested in this collection but unsure if you want to commit, I’d suggest reading some of the essays which are posted online to get a feel. “We Have Always Fought” would be a good one to start with.
Originally posted on The Illustrated Page.
Many of the essays are adapted blog posts. Since I occasionally read Hurley’s blog, I was already familiar with some of the essays included in the collection, such as “On Internet ‘Bravery'” and “Wives, Warlords, and Refugees: The People Economy of Mad Max“. There were also some new pieces written specifically for the collection, although I couldn’t always identify which these were. Was the Hugo Award mess a new essay? Going in, I was fairly certain going in that I would enjoy Hurley’s collection. I’ve previously enjoyed her essays for her insights as well as the sense of focused anger that comes through almost everything she writes.
If you’re interested in this collection but unsure if you want to commit, I’d suggest reading some of the essays which are posted online to get a feel. “We Have Always Fought” would be a good one to start with.
Originally posted on The Illustrated Page.
I had to put it down to sleep, but otherwise, could hardly let it go. An excellent look at recent (and constant) struggles in the SFF world and community and where we go from here. Amused to discover myself as a footnote--which served as a reminder to me that it's okay to speak up and out and often because your voice can encourage change. <3
This is closer to a four than a three, so I am upping my rating to a four. Solid writing, several great essays, but overall, the rating is lowered by the ‘blog post’ feel of many pieces. Just a personal thing, but I don’t enjoy reading a book full of blog post length/feel essays. If I had read this over a longer period, dipping in and out instead of reading straight through in a few days, I would probably have liked it better, but alas, library books must be returned.
The Geek Feminist Revolution is a collection of essays that covers a wide variety of topics including books, movies fandom, and feminism, as well as some more personal selections that reveal Hurley's own history. I was surprised to find that I had already read a number of the essays found in here (they had been previously published online), but they were so damn good that it didn't bother me at all. The concepts and ideas that can be found in this book are worth revisiting, time and time again. When it comes to my favorite feminist nonfiction, I'd place this right at the top, next to Roxane Gay's Bad Feminist